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Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee

July 8, 2025 ·9:55 AM Final ·HYBRID MEETING - ADJOURNS BY 10:45 A.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010); AGENDA REVISED 7.7.2025

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

Agenda — 21 items

  1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:02
  2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:02
  3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:05
  4. 3 Also Present: Ben Elenbaas, Kaylee Galloway, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
  5. 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 0:08
  6. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to provide funding for flood mitigation planning in Sumas, Nooksack, and Everson, in the amount of $1,310,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2025-495 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:07
  7. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families for services related to programming for juvenile offenders under the supervision of Juvenile Court AB2025-497 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:07
  8. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for services related to the Family and Juvenile Court Improvement Program (FJCIP), in the amount of $112,500 AB2025-500 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:07
  9. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and US Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service to increase the contract amount by $56,760 AB2025-501 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:07
  10. 9 Committee Discussion ▶ jump to 2:01
  11. 1. Discussion of an ordinance amending the project budget for the Birch Bay-Lynden Road and Blaine Road Intersection Improvements Fund; CRP #906001, request no. 1 AB2025-490 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 2:03
  12. 2. Discussion of an ordinance amending the project budget for the E. Smith/Hannegan Road Intersection Improvements Fund, request no. 4 AB2025-491 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 5:18
  13. 3. Discussion of an ordinance amending the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Fund and project-based budget, request no. 1 AB2025-493 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 6:54
  14. 4. Discussion of an ordinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility, request no. 8 AB2025-499 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 9:12
  15. 5. Discussion of an ordinance amending the Whatcom County Budget, request no. 8, in the amount of $3,548,146 AB2025-503 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 21:50
  16. 15 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 27:26
  17. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to award Bid #25-37 and enter into a contact between Whatcom County and Summit Construction Group, Inc., for renovations and additions to the Van Zandt Community Hall, in the amount of $823,544 AB2025-516 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION Pass ▶ jump to 35:13
  18. 16 THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED IN AB2025-516 BELOW AND THEN AGAIN UNDER AB2025-503 AFTER THAT.
  19. 17 Other Business ▶ jump to 37:38
  20. 18 Adjournment ▶ jump to 37:39
  21. 5. Discussion of an ordinance amending the Whatcom County Budget, request no. 8, in the amount of $3,548,146 AB2025-503 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 35:49